WDET 101.9 FM18%
Immigrant advocates say Trump administration refusing to provide funds to help unaccompanied kids fight deportation 100%
By Quinn Klinefelter71%
7/22/2026, 7:00:54 PM
Topics: Immigration, Politics
BS Summary: This article contains 13 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Emotion, Confirmation Bias, and Loss Aversion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 67.9% saturation with 53 hits. Analysis detected 316 faulty-reasoning hits from 78 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 100% and a BS Rank of 100% (4 of 21,197 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 100.00% of the article peer group.
The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center claims thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could soon lose the chance for legal representation.
That includes some kids so young they need both an attorney and a teddy bear for comfort in court.
The immigrant center’s Ana Devereaux says the Trump administration won’t release more than $60 million Congress appropriated to help kids make their case against deportation.
Confirmation Bias
32.1%Confirmation Bias
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32.1%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
2.3%PublicationWDET
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.2%PublicationWDET
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Availability Heuristic
24.4%Availability Heuristic
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24.4%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
3.1%PublicationWDET
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Representativeness Heuristic
0%Representativeness Heuristic
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.6%PublicationWDET
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.5%PublicationWDET
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Overconfidence Bias
0%Overconfidence Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.6%PublicationWDET
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Framing Effect
19.2%Framing Effect
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19.2%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
8.1%PublicationWDET
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Loss Aversion
32.1%Loss Aversion
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32.1%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
2.1%PublicationWDET
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0%PublicationWDET
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Optimism Bias
0%Optimism Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
3.1%PublicationWDET
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Pessimism Bias
24.4%Pessimism Bias
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24.4%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.4%PublicationWDET
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Negativity Bias
67.9%Negativity Bias
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67.9%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
5.5%PublicationWDET
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
6.6%PublicationWDET
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.3%PublicationWDET
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.4%PublicationWDET
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
5.6%PublicationWDET
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.6%PublicationWDET
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.9%PublicationWDET
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.6%PublicationWDET
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Appeal to Authority
32.1%Appeal to Authority
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32.1%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
4.4%PublicationWDET
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
1.2%PublicationWDET
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0%PublicationWDET
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Hasty Generalization
0%Hasty Generalization
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
2.2%PublicationWDET
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.4%PublicationWDET
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.1%PublicationWDET
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Appeal to Emotion
48.7%Appeal to Emotion
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48.7%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
5.4%PublicationWDET
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.8%PublicationWDET
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
0%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
4.4%PublicationWDET
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.3%PublicationWDET
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
1%PublicationWDET
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Anecdotal
24.4%Anecdotal
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24.4%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
4.3%PublicationWDET
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.4%PublicationWDET
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
32.1%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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32.1%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
3.5%PublicationWDET
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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Unattributed Quote
19.2%Unattributed Quote
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19.2%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
0.7%PublicationWDET
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Biased Writer Voice
24.4%Biased Writer Voice
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24.4%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
2.4%PublicationWDET
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
24.4%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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24.4%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
1.6%PublicationWDET
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorQuinn Klinefelter
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78 words analyzed.
Analysis
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